Mr. Jensen presents “The Threat No One Predicted,” a talk about how this brand-new beast, the hungry consumivore—is successfully satisfying its hunger for online content at the expense of information professionals.

Trained as a journalist, designer and illustrator, Sara Quinn has edited and designed magazines, Web sites, books and newspapers. She has almost two decades of experience in newsrooms and currently teaches in the areas of visual journalism, leadership and multimedia at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. She spent a whirlwind week at UAA as the visiting Atwood Chair for the Department of Journalism and Public Communication.

Quinn’s public talk, titled ‘New Challenges, New Passions for a New Journalism,’ will address how young media professionals can prepare themselves for careers that have yet to be clearly defined.

Patrick Yack, Atwood Chair for Journalism at UAA’s Department of Journalism and Public Communications, convened a panel of three Alaska journalists to discuss how the constant news cycle, social media. interactive tools and Gov. Sarah Palin’s step into the national limelight as a Republican vice presidential candidate affected their coverage. Panelists included Kyle Hopkins, reporting for the Anchorage Daily News and contribution to the newspaper’s Alaska Politics blog; Tony Hopfinger, reporting for Bloomberg News and publisher of the news and opinion site, Alaska Dispatch; and Rachel D’Oro, reporting for the Associated Press.

Smaller newsrooms, commentary blogs, Twitter—what does it all mean for the news consumer and for the aspiring journalism student. Seasoned journalist Patrick Yack offers insight into the challenges, conflicts and opportunities that the current petri dish of journalism offers us. He also introduces the topic of an April 8 panel: Palin, Politics and the Internet, with local journalists Kyle Hopkins of the Anchorage Daily News, Tony Hopfinger of Alaska Dispatch, and Rachel D’Oro of the Associated Press. This event is in the UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307 at 1 p.m. on April 8.

Professor Yack is interviewed here by Kathleen McCoy of University Relations. This podcast was recorded Monday, April 6, 2009.